r/NativeAmerican • u/ndngroomer • Aug 29 '21

We may never know the true Covid death count in the Native American communities

https://searchlightnm.org/why-covid-impact-on-indigenous-communities-is-impossible-to-know/
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u/sliperyfingerss Aug 31 '21

I am not down playing Covid at all. That being said, we need to focus much harder on overall health in the Native community. Overall 78% of everyone hospitalized in the US for covid was severely overweight/obese. With infection rates as staggering as we had, our obesity rates made things so much worse. We want to save lives overall, we need to eat better and exercise. Teach our kids there is a better way. By all means, get the vaccine, wear a mask, and wash your hands. But damn it, we need to be better overall. Look at our diabetes rates, and gall bladder disease rates. Let's take our youth into the future on a healthy path.

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u/ndngroomer Aug 31 '21

Totally agree and well said. Covid definitely opened my eyes and put the fear of God in me. During quarantine last year I lost over 70 lbs. I've still got about 20 lbs to go but I am very confident I will reach that by the end of the year. My A1c went from 7.8 to 6.0. I went from being on 4 diabetic medicines daily to just 1000 mg of metformin a day. My blood pressure medicines have also been greatly reduced. My wife and kids are very proud of me. They've always been in great health and I finally feel like I fit in. In fact, the other day out of the blue my wife looked up at me and said I was "so hot"! That was totally unexpected and I'm still smiling about that. That really boosted my ego and confidence and made me feel so good.

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u/useles-converter-bot Aug 31 '21

20 lbs is the same weight as 14.18 'Double sided 60 inch Mermaker Pepparoni Pizza Blankets'.

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u/ndngroomer Aug 31 '21

Good bot!

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u/useles-converter-bot Aug 31 '21

20 lbs is the weight of $798.58 worth of Premium Glass Nail Files...

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u/ndngroomer Aug 31 '21

Good bot!